How to Pick What Next to Do
There are exactly three ways to select the next thing to do. First, we can do whatever we always do. When faced with situation A, we …
Have Them Join Us
We can waste a lot of time, energy, and money worrying over, comparing ourselves to, or even fighting people whose ideas are different than our …
It’s Where You Look that Matters
It seems pretty true that we get what we focus on. So why do we insist on complaint, criticism, and otherwise focusing on what’s wrong …
It Seems The Only Thing to Do
It’s easy to think that raising our buzz won’t help matters. Hanging out down there, we think that struggling, worrying, pushing, avoiding, vainly hoping, and …
Which is the Better Way to Lead?
To collaborate or compete? To demand or inspire? To use emotion or logic? Compassionate or hard-headed-businessey? Yes. Both. All. In your corner, Mike PS: …
There Is A Field
Out beyond left and right, beyond us and them, beyond even right and wrong or good and bad, there is a field rich with the …
Who We Are Yields Concrete Business Results
We try to define who we are by our roles, titles, duties, traits, accomplishments, and various group memberships. Though these are completely inadequate substitutions, we …
Need I Ask Which Way?
“This needs to happen so I am going to worry/push/avoid/hope/drive hard to make it happen. Then I’ll be safe/happy/connected/abundant/free.” Or… “I want a work- and …
Caring Critique
We can’t control how people will take criticism or feedback. Any prescription for how we do it (directly, indirectly, gently, or abruptly) might work. If …
Superlatives Can’t Replace Honest & Effective
Unique! Unparalleled! Exceptional! New! Improved! Unprecedented! Award-winning! Powerful! When marketing (internally to the team or externally to clients and partners), we must not fall into …